The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2181
Highlights this month
- 1ThuVenus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (6:02am)
- 3SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (5:39am)
- 5MonSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 4% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 15ThuSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (10:46pm)
- 17SatLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A bright 84% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 21WedVenus in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:40pm)
- 23FriNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (11:26am)
- 24SatMars in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:10pm)
- 27TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 5° apart. (2:35am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:12am | 7:55pm | 13h 43m | 9:34pm | 4:33am |
| Sat 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 02m | 9:48pm | 4:20am |
| Tue 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 21m | 10:04pm | 4:08am |
| Fri 30 | 5:50am | 8:26pm | 14h 36m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonWed 7, 12:53pm
- First QuarterWed 14, 4:46am
- Full MoonWed 21, 4:52pm
- Last QuarterThu 29, 9:23pm
Perigee 10 Nov (363,400 km) · Apogee 25 Nov (405,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Oph | −0.5 | 6:45am | 2:10pm | 9:36pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sco | −3.8 | 6:13am | 1:41pm | 9:08pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Lib | 1.5 | 6:08am | 1:15pm | 8:23pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.7 | 3:18am | 9:03am | 2:49pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Cnc | −0.0 | 1:11am | 6:10am | 11:08am | Morning |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.8 | 4:33pm | 10:23pm | 4:16am | Evening |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.8 | 2:08pm | 8:35pm | 3:06am | Evening |
Meteor showers
- Southern Taurids — peaks 5 November, radiant in Taurus (up to 5/hr). Sparse but rich in slow fireballs over a long, broad maximum. A thin 4% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- Leonids — peaks 17 November, radiant in Leo (up to 15/hr). Fast meteors; the radiant rises after midnight and is moderate from the south. A bright 84% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — November 2181
Evening sky Morning sky Up much of the night Lost in the Sun’s glare
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Generated automatically from the MPAS sky engine on 11 October 2026.